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Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Planning School-Shooting Plot in Oklahoma
December 17, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
On Friday, police in Bartlesville, Oklahoma arrested an 18-year-old high school student who was planning a school-shooting massacre plot. continue reading »
Santorum: U.S. Needs Immigrants To Grow Its Population
December 6, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | HS News Network
Another Republican is coming around on supporting an immigration reform policy that is less hostile toward immigrants and Latino voters. continue reading »
Texas Church Offers Firearms Classes To Train Parishioners To Defend Against Bands Of Mexicans
December 5, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | HS News Network
The Times of London reports that several American churches are now offering concealed firearms training in order to attract worshipers to their pews. continue reading »
Steve King: Democrats Will Win Over Hispanics By Giving Them ‘A Great Big Check’
November 30, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
Since President Obama’s re-election and Mitt Romney’s poor performance among Hispanic voters, a number of prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators have come out in favor of immigration reform. But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) appears to have not gotten the memo, if his first comments on immigration since the election are any indication. continue reading »
1.3 Million Women Received Unnecessary And Invasive Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
November 25, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
Routine mammograms have caused more than a million U.S. women to receive “unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years,” a new study finds, detecting tumors that are harmless. continue reading »
Unemployment Insurance Kept 2.3 Million Americans Out Of Poverty Last Year
November 23, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
America’s unemployment insurance program is not as robust as those in many industrialized nations, but the program that is speeding toward massive reductions if Congress doesn’t extend it before the end of the year still kept more than 2 million Americans out of poverty in 2011. continue reading »
Massachusetts Will Offer In-State Tuition To DREAMers With Work Permits
November 20, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
The state of Massachusetts will soon allow undocumented immigrants protected under the President’s deferred action program to pay in-state tuition at public universities. continue reading »
Voting Rights Victory: California Legislature Approves Election Day Registration
August 26, 2012 | by ThinkProgress | Latino Daily News
As voter suppression laws spread across the country, voting rights advocates can take heart: the biggest state in the nation is on the cusp of passing a major voter protection initiative. continue reading »
